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Scaling a FreightTech Business with Mark McEntire

The Logistics of Logistics

Mark is the Chief Executive Officer off Princeton TMX , a SaaS-based transportation management system (TMS). About Mark McEntire Mark McEntire is the Chief Executive Officer at Princeton TMX, a SaaS-based transportation management system (TMS). Hunt Transport, Inc. in Transportation and Logistics from Arkansas State University.

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Seven Mistakes You Wish Your CFO Had Not Made You Make

Supply Chain Shaman

Overall lead times from North America to Asia took 17 days longer than from Asia to North America, or 25% longer. Today, only 4% of companies are the first to buy new technology—a 40% decline from post Y2K in 2001. Source E2open Shipping Index). Market inflation sits at 7%–the highest since June 1982.

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Seven Mistakes You Wish Your CFO Had Not Made You Make

Supply Chain Shaman

Overall lead times from North America to Asia took 17 days longer than from Asia to North America, or 25% longer. Today, only 4% of companies are the first to buy new technology—a 40% decline from post Y2K in 2001. Source E2open Shipping Index). Market inflation sits at 7%–the highest since June 1982.

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The History of the Shipping Container

Freightos

US Army uses the “Transporter” container, developed four years earlier for removals, for Korean War supply movements. First intermodal cargo transportation (containers are stacked on deck). Development of intermodal container shipping is impacting other transport modes. Shipping between Europe, S.E. Significance.

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[INFOGRAPHIC] The History of Shipping Containers

GlobalTranz

As a logistics service provider, focusing on over-the-road surface transportation management solutions via technology and managed transportation services, we find the following information on the history of shipping containers of great significance to the logistics and supply chain community at large. Shipping between Europe, S.E.

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Greg Lehmkuhl Named President of Con-Way Freight

Supply Chain Network

Before joining Menlo in 2001, he held logistics and operations management positions with Delphi Automotive Systems and Penske Logistics. billion freight transportation and logistics services company headquartered in Ann Arbor, Mich. and its subsidiaries operate from more than 500 locations across North America and in 20 countries. .

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This Week in Logistics News (September 7-11, 2015)

Talking Logistics

Where were you on September 11, 2001 when the planes hit the towers? I was in a meeting with folks from Manugistics (now part of JDA) getting an update on the company and its transportation management system. Roadnet® Transportation Suite 3.7.2 Have we succeeded in creating ‘air-tight’ supply chains? I don’t think so.